DVD Talk review of 'SPL: Sha Po Lang'
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DVD Talk review of 'SPL: Sha Po Lang'
I read Ian Jane's DVD review of SPL: Sha Po Lang at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=19828 and...would like to read a review of the new region 1 Dragon Dynasty release (retitled 'Kill Zone'). I'm not buying anything from the Weinsteins until I read a decent review. I'd love to read one before buying it. Thanks!
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The HK disc is Region 0 NTSC. Why not just buy that?
Personally, I find the generic new title an offensive enough reason to not buy the Weinstein disc.
Personally, I find the generic new title an offensive enough reason to not buy the Weinstein disc.
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Originally Posted by Macho King
I read Ian Jane's DVD review of SPL: Sha Po Lang at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=19828 and...would like to read a review of the new region 1 Dragon Dynasty release (retitled 'Kill Zone'). I'm not buying anything from the Weinsteins until I read a decent review. I'd love to read one before buying it. Thanks!
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The Weinstein's hired Bey Logan, formerly of Hong Kong Legends, to oversee all their Asian DVD's on Dragon Dynasty. I think that was a very smart move on their part.
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I have this disc and I really like it. Although I found Bey Logan's reasoning for the new title pathetic at best (the meaning of the original SPL title gets explained effectively during the opening text so there was no reason to add Kill ZOne to the title), he certainly provides a very enjoyable audio commentary. I also really liked the commentary he did with Donnie Yen for the fight scene deconstructions.
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You know, it isn't even so much the fact that they retitled it that bothers me, but that they gave it such a generic direct-to-video title that has nothing to do with the movie.
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Watched this via Netflix last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The name change is, indeed, pointless and bland, but the video and audio are excellent, and the portions of the commentary I listened to were quite interesting. Now I'm looking forward to the future Dragon Dynasty releases.
I haven't looked into any reviews for this edition, so does anyone know if it was released without cuts? That'd certainly be a first for the Weinsteins...
I haven't looked into any reviews for this edition, so does anyone know if it was released without cuts? That'd certainly be a first for the Weinsteins...
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
You know, it isn't even so much the fact that they retitled it that bothers me, but that they gave it such a generic direct-to-video title that has nothing to do with the movie.
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http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=24247
I forgot how much fun it is to bash the brothers Weinstein!
I forgot how much fun it is to bash the brothers Weinstein!
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Heh heh. Great review. And your brief comment on the retitle expresses the very problem with the new title quite nicely.